Phoenix, Arizona

February 6, 2022 – February 8, 2022

We stayed at the beautiful Phoenician Luxury Hotel 

2/6/22 Today we flew to Phoenix, Arizona, and we checked into the Phoenician hotel, had dinner, and went to bed.

2/7/22 Today after breakfast, we drove to White Sands National Park, and then we decided to visit Goldfield mining town then, we had lunch at Tortilla Flat, and afterward, we met our friends Kari Lake and Lisa Dent for a drink.

2/8/22 Today after breakfast, we finished White Sands National Park and drove to Alamogordo for the night.

Mine Tour

Tortilla Flat Restaurant

 

Hotels We’ve Stayed In :-)

These are some of the fabulous Hotels we were lucky enough spend time in.

**If you would like to skip to any particular area please click on the links below.

Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmstel Hotel – April 8-12, 2013

Andasibe, MadagascarVakona Forest Lodge – June 15th – 16th, 2016

Anguilla, CaribbeanBelmond Cap JulucaApril 23, 2017

Asheville, North CarolinaOmni Grove Park Inn – October 23, 2020 

Athens, GreeceHotel Grand Bretagne – August 10th – 13th, 2005,
                                                                                      November 3, 2011,
                                                                                      July 12, 2018

Atlanta, GAWaldorf Astoria – November 2, 2019 – November 5, 2019 

Austin, TexasFour Seasons – May 17, 2021 – May 18, 2021

Baltimore, MarylandFour Seasons – October 14, 2020 – October 15, 2020

Bangkok, ThailandMandarin Oriental – March 30th & 31st, 2014

Bora Bora, French PolynesiaFour Seasons – January 21, 2015

Boston, MAXV Beacon – October 11, 2019 

Big Island, HawaiiHilton Hotel – February 28 – March 2, 2017

Charleston, South CarolinaBelmond Charleston PlaceOctober 26, 2020

Charlottesville, VirginiaAlbermarle Estate at Trump Winery – October 15, 2020 

Chicago, ILPeninsula Hotel – August 30, 2017 – September 1, 2017
                            Trump Hotel – March 21, 2019 – March 23, 2019

Cape Neddick, MaineCliff House – August 2, 2020 – August 5, 2020

Cincinnati, OhioNetherland Plaza Hotel – April 28, 2019 

Dallas, TexasThe Joule – May 15, 2021 – May 17, 2021

D.C. – District of ColumbiaTrump International Hotel– June 8, 2021

Des Moines, IowaEmbassy Suites – August 23rd – 24th, 2017

Dubai, UAERaffles – November 22, 2011
                            Medinat Jumeirah – September 2, 2019 – September 4, 2019
                            Burj Khalifa-Armani-September 4, 2019-September 6, 2019  
                            Burj Al Arab – September 7, 2019

Eze, FranceLa Chevre D’Or – May 27, 2019 – May 29, 2019

Florence, ItalyFour Seasons – February 2011

Grand Anse Mahe, SeychellesHilton Northolme – June 18th – 22nd, 2016

Grand Rapids, MichiganAmway Grand Rapids Hotel – April 26, 2019

Honolulu, HawaiiRitz Carlton Residences June 14, 2022 – June 18, 2022

Hot Springs, VirginiaOmni Homestead October 17, 2020 – Oct 19, 2020 

Huntington, NYOheka Castle – September 2018 

Jerusalem, IsraelWaldorf Astoria – July 15, 2018

Johannesburg, South AfricaIntercontinental – September 20, 2019 

Kahuku, HawaiiTurtle Bay ResortJune 18, 2022 – June 20, 2022

Ko ‘Olina – HawaiiDisney Aulani – September 13, 2018 – Sept. 20, 2018
September  14th – 21st, 2013
September 7th – 14th, 2014                                                                                                    September 23rd – October 1st, 2016                                                                                    February 23rd – February 28th, 2017

Kruger National Park/South Africa – April 2009

Livingstone, ZambiaRoyal Chundu – June 7th – 13th, 2016

Maui, HawaiiWestin Hotel – March 3rd – 7th, 2017

Milwaukee, WisconsinHilton Hotel – August 28, 2017

Montauk, New YorkGurney’s Star Island – October 9, 2020 – Oct 10, 2020

Monte Carlo, Monaco Hotel De Paris May 23, 2019 – May 27, 2019

Nairobi, KenyaGiraffe Manor – September 8, 2019 
                                    Angama Mara – September 9, 2019 – September 13, 2019  
                                    Salas Camp – September 13, 2019 – September 16, 2019   

Nashville, TennesseeHermitage Hotel – May 24, 2017 – May 25, 2017

New Orleans, LARitz Carlton – October 28, 2019 – October 31, 2019 

Newport, RICastle Hill – October 9, 2019 
                              The Chanler @ Cliff Walk – October 10, 2019

Orlando, FloridaRitz Carlton – August 25, 2022 – August 27, 2022

Oceania Cruises Suites

Palm Beach, FloridaThe BreakersSeptember 22, 2013, October 25, 2015
                                               Mar-A-Lago – Members since 2021 

Papeete, French Polynesia – January 24, 2015

Park City, UtahSt. Regis – September 27, 2016 – September 28, 2016

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –  Ritz CarltonAugust 8, 2019 – Aug. 10, 2019

Rome, ItalyWestin Excelsior Hotel – February 7th – 20th, 2011
                             Ritz Carlton -August 18th – 21st, 2012
                             Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri – August 23, 2018
                             Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri – June 2, 2019 – June 4, 2019

San Diego, CalifoniaThe US Grant – September 20, 2022 – September 23, 2022

Sedona, AZEnchantment Hotel – September 27- 29, 2010

St. George, UtahThe Inn at Entrada – August 27, 2013 – August 29, 2013

Venice, ItalyLuna BaglioniFebruary 3rd – 5th, 2011

Waikiki, HawaiiTrump International Hotel – June 20, 2022

Walland, Tennessee Blackberry Mountain – Oct. 21, 2020 – Oct. 23, 2020

White Sulphur Springs, VirginiaThe Greenbrier – Oct. 18, 2020 

Zakynthos, GreeceLe Sante Blu – July 7, 2018 – July 11, 2018

Zambia, AfricaRoyal Chundu – September 17, 2019 – September 20, 2019 

 

Future Travel Destinations 2

Abandoned Viking Village in Iceland

Chapel in the Woods – The Glass Chapel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Gatlinburg Skybridge – Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Diamond Beach – Skatafell, Iceland

Limeni – Greece

Salt Pools of Siwa Oasis – Egypt

Margaret’s Tea & Biscuit – Arcadia, Florida

I have no idea where this hotel is in Mexico I tried to look for it 

Great Pyramids of Giza – Egypt

Cap Rocat – Mallorca, Spain

Rainbow Lake – Glacier National Park – Montana

Cetina River – Croatia

42 Presidential Heads – Croaker, Virginia

Slide in Billy Johnson Playground – Central Park, NY

 

Ancient Greek City – Zeugma Turkey

Cathedral of Saint Andrew – Patras Greece

Cummins Falls State Park – Cookeville, TN

Giethoorn, Netherlands – The Simple Minimalist Life

Devil’s Bathtub – Ft. Blackmore, Virginia

Hurawalhi – Underwater Restaurant in Maldives

Pink Beach – Sardinia, Italy

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral – Los Angeles, CA

Lake Powell in Arizona

Christmas Farm Inn & Spa – Jackson, NH

Meow Wolf – New Mexico

Tianjin Binhai Library – Tianjin, China

Photo credit: Bing Images

Chambord Chateau in France

Rainbow Mountain in Peru

Volcano Bay Water Theme Park in Florida

Veteran’s Memorial Cemetary

Milan, Italy

Angama Mara – Kenya, Africa

Miracle Garden in Dubai

Bratislava Slovakia 

Torch Lake, Michigan

Castle Hotel in China

Snow Maze in Manitoba, Canada

Avoriaz, France

Hidden Garden in Homestead, Florida

Johnson Springs in Kentucky

Dr. Seuss Exhibit – Boston, Massachusetts